Hi Mario and all, Mario wrote, <<<<Igor Milongando...most instructors (usa) cannot dance the Milonga..this guy can. http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=t8wXbuJ0SYM >>>>>>
OK, I've met Igor, and we sometimes correspond. He's a good dancer, and I like him. But Mario, this video you've posted is not a great milonga. Its more like a sped-up tango with no pauses. Everything is too big (look at the size of some of the steps!). Everything is the same speed. There are no traspie steps. It does not have the look and feel of a milonga except that they step on every beat, which I don't like anyway, but some people have the idea that milonga must be danced that way. Yes, its a performance, as are all these I've posted below, which we must take into consideration when we watch all this stuff. Usually performances are danced differently than they would be otherwise. And while there are fewer good dancers and teachers of milonga (good milonga, in my opinion, is the hardest of the three genres), the USA does have some teachers that are very good at it. While I can pick stuff out of any performance that I don't care for, these four videos are of US teachers dancing milonga that showcase the look and feel of milonga done well. I'm sure there are more, but I picked these out in 5 minutes (I'd never seen these videos before today). I would also like to say that I'm not a great dancer of milonga....maybe one of these days! http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEH_eYzC3M http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=zAKBvfg0yq4 http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=souF9ZZPAjA http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=zdjocXq05es See? No head-exploding ammunition! Regards, Michael Figart II Houston Tx _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l